Roberto Ierusalimschy
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Roberto Ierusalimschy is a Brazilian computer scientist best known as the chief architect and primary designer of the Lua programming language.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roberto Ierusalimschy canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4424998 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roberto Ierusalimschy Context triple: [Lua, designedBy, Roberto Ierusalimschy]
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A.
Marcelo Roberto
Marcelo Roberto was a prominent Brazilian architect and alumnus of the Escola Nacional de Belas Artes, known for his influential modernist works in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Cláudio Rossi
Cláudio Rossi was an architect known for his role in designing the historic Municipal Theatre of São Paulo, one of Brazil’s most important cultural landmarks.
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C.
José Carlos Pace
José Carlos Pace was a Brazilian Formula One racing driver of the 1970s, best known for his Grand Prix victory at Interlagos and for having the São Paulo circuit later named in his honor.
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D.
Eduardo Berizzo
Eduardo Berizzo is an Argentine former defender and football manager known for his tactically intense, Bielsa-inspired coaching style at clubs in Spain and South America.
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E.
Heitor Pereira
Heitor Pereira is a Brazilian composer and musician best known for his film scores, particularly for animated features such as the Despicable Me series.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roberto Ierusalimschy Target entity description: Roberto Ierusalimschy is a Brazilian computer scientist best known as the chief architect and primary designer of the Lua programming language.
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A.
Marcelo Roberto
Marcelo Roberto was a prominent Brazilian architect and alumnus of the Escola Nacional de Belas Artes, known for his influential modernist works in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Cláudio Rossi
Cláudio Rossi was an architect known for his role in designing the historic Municipal Theatre of São Paulo, one of Brazil’s most important cultural landmarks.
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C.
José Carlos Pace
José Carlos Pace was a Brazilian Formula One racing driver of the 1970s, best known for his Grand Prix victory at Interlagos and for having the São Paulo circuit later named in his honor.
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D.
Eduardo Berizzo
Eduardo Berizzo is an Argentine former defender and football manager known for his tactically intense, Bielsa-inspired coaching style at clubs in Spain and South America.
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E.
Heitor Pereira
Heitor Pereira is a Brazilian composer and musician best known for his film scores, particularly for animated features such as the Despicable Me series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brazilian person
ⓘ
computer scientist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| affiliation | Department of Informatics, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| almaMater | Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lua.org
ⓘ
linked to:
Lua
|
| citizenship | Brazil ⓘ |
| coCreatorOf | Lua ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo
ⓘ
Waldemar Celes ⓘ |
| contributedTo | open source software ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence | Brazil ⓘ |
| designed |
Lua language semantics
ⓘ
Lua virtual machine ⓘ
linked to:
LuaJIT
|
| employer | Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| field | computer science ⓘ |
| hasNotableStudentCommunity | Lua user community ⓘ |
| influencedField |
embedded scripting in applications
ⓘ
game development scripting ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Lua programming language
ⓘ
linked to:
Lua
|
| language | Portuguese ⓘ |
| name | Roberto Ierusalimschy ⓘ |
| nationality | Brazilian ⓘ |
| notableFor | influence on lightweight scripting languages ⓘ |
| notableWork |
books about the Lua programming language
ⓘ
design of the Lua programming language ⓘ |
| occupation |
computer scientist
ⓘ
university professor ⓘ |
| programmingLanguageDesigned | Lua ⓘ |
| publicationTopic |
Lua programming language
ⓘ
linked to:
Lua
parsing techniques ⓘ programming language implementation ⓘ |
| researchArea |
language design
ⓘ
parsing ⓘ programming languages ⓘ virtual machines ⓘ |
| role |
chief architect of the Lua programming language
ⓘ
primary designer of the Lua programming language ⓘ |
| taughtSubject |
compilers
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programming languages ⓘ software development ⓘ |
| workInstitution | Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roberto Ierusalimschy Description of subject: Roberto Ierusalimschy is a Brazilian computer scientist best known as the chief architect and primary designer of the Lua programming language.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.